The Not So Powerful Power Of Compounding

What is Compounding? Compounding to basically put it, is making your money earn you money. How? Compounding is the interest calculated on your initial principal (a sum of money) and also on all the accumulated interest it earned from previous periods. For instance, let's say you deposited at the start of the year Rs. 100 into your account which provides you an annual interest rate of 3%. By the end of the year, you'll have Rs. 103. For the next year, you'll earn interest on that new sum Rs. 103. The Power Of Compounding "Compound Interest is the eight wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it, and he who doesn't pays it." Compound Interest is a miraculous thing. It creates a chain-reaction by earning returns on your returns if and only if your money remains invested. Let's see a practical example. Here Earl opts for interest compounded annually, whereas Carl opts for interest calculated as simple interest. Particulars Earl Carl ...